State Taxes

Sweeney’s New Public Policy Group Projects State School Spending To Creep To Almost $12 Billion

This week former Senate President Steve Sweeney's Center for Public Policy at Rowen University published a report that aims "to…

2 years ago

LILLEY: New Jersey Comes in Dead Last For Out-Migration So What Will Murphy Do About It?

Another migration study, another last-place finish for New Jersey.  This time it’s a 2022 study by Hire A Helper that used data…

3 years ago

In Contrast to NJ Policy Perspective, NJ Ed Report Provides a Fair and Data-Driven Look at State Education Spending

[Editor's note: The analysis Sunlight refers to, "Let's Talk About NJ's Education Spending Accurately," was written by guest contributor New…

3 years ago

STATE AID GUY: Yes, People Avoid New Jersey to Save Tax Money — Especially High-Earners

Since the beginning of New Jersey's chronic fiscal crisis in the early-2000s, there's been an unending argument over raising taxes…

4 years ago

STATE AID GUY: More People Move Out of New Jersey Than Almost Any Other State, Contrary to NJPP’s Fictions

There is a lot of room to argue about the causes of NJ's high rate of domestic outmigration.  Reasonable people…

4 years ago

Asbury Park: New Leaks Expose Tensions Between District Administrators and School Board Members

Student enrollment and state funding are dropping in Asbury Park Public Schools, requiring a recalibration of facililties and spending. These…

4 years ago

NJ Education Aid: New Jersey Policy Perspective’s Fictions on NJ’s Outmigration

There is a lot of room to argue about the causes of NJ's high rate of domestic outmigration.  Reasonable people…

4 years ago

What’s $12 Billion Among Friends? Or, How the SDA Wasted Your Tax Money.

Last week I wrote about how the practice of nepotism at the Schools Development Authority under the “leadership” of former…

4 years ago

New Jersey Policy Perspective’s Shoddy Research Misses The Mark On Extra COVID Funding For Schools

This was originally published at the Sunlight Policy Center of NJ. New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) has published a report,…

4 years ago